European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 11,1990 nearing the finish line a Captain Tom Mclean running a week behind schedule in his bottle shaped boat finally reaches the Waters near lands end England on thursday. With Only 520 Miles to go in his bid to Cross the Atlantic the 48-year-old adventurer has been plagued by dirty engine filters that slowed his Jour Ney which began in new York on july 11, and will end hopefully next week at Falmouth England. Canadian troops won t enter Mohawk dispute unless asked Montreal a the army won t intervene inthe armed standoff Between the Mohawk indians and Quebec police unless a federally appointed mediator asks them to a military commander said thursday. The mohawks warned however that any military presence at barricades they have erected Between themselves and provincial police might jeopardize settlement of the conflict. The standoff began a month ago when the Mohawk occupied what they claimed to be sacred land that was earmarked for a Golf course expansion. A buildup of military Force at the Kahn awake re serve will be regarded by the Mohawk people As some thing Akin to gunboat diplomacy said Owen Young Legal adviser to the mohawks. The army s role in the conflict will depend on the efforts of mediator Alan b. Gold chief Justice of the Quebec Superior court said an armed forces spokes Man it. Gen. Kent Foster. Gold is trying to bring both sides to the negotiating table. If chief Justice Gold finds in his discussions that there is a role for us to play. We would do our Best to react to that Foster said. Clearly we Are going to continue to get ready to put our forces in place and soon for that  he said saturday was the earliest the soldiers could be ready to move. The soldiers would move toward Montreal from the Canadian forces base at Val Cartier just outside of que Bec City and then into position in the town of Oka and outside the Kahn awake Reserve. At Val Cartier 4,400troops and 1,400 vehicles arc available Foster said. A land dispute led to a july ii gun Battle betwee mohawks and Quebec police at Oka 18 Miles West of Montreal and the two sides have faced each other across barricades since then. An officer was shot to death in the clash that began when police tried to storm a barricade put1 up by the mohawks. Responsibility in the death has not been established. Earlier this week Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa asked the Federal government for authorization touring in the army. Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney said wednesday that the military would beat the province s disposal to help police. Bourassa said in Quebec City that Gold started work thursday talking with provincial government officials and the mohawks. Also thursday Quebec announced that the provincial government will build a Section of Highway to bypass the Mercier Bridge into Montreal blocked for nearly a month now by mohawks As part of the dispute. Quebec s Public Security minister Sam Elkas said two lanes of the Road will be built this year for $8.5 million and it will be broadened a a Parr the Road will allow suburban residents from the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River to bypass the blocked Bridge and reach Montreal via other Bridges. World today 3 arrested in Beijing after fake paintings sold Beijing a three people have been arrested after unsuspecting foreign tourists bought fake paint Ings attributed to China s master artists official re ports said Friday. The arrests Are part of a general cleanup and crack Down on crime As the City prepares to hold the 11th asian games next month. The games Are expected to draw thousands of tourists. The hum Langma Guesthouse store sold the fake paintings and calligraphy scrolls purportedly by famous chinese painters Xuy be Hong i Bashi Zhan gdanian and Auxin Juelio the people s daily and the Legal daily said the works sold for $211 to $ 1,056 but were actually Worth $4.22 to $ 14.79, the reports said. Joint venture in Britain to build car equipment Tokyo up Nippon Denso co. Ltd., the Sec Ond largest company in the Toyota motor group said Friday that it will set up a joint venture in Britain with magnetic Marelli . Of Italy to manufacture Auto motive air conditioners and heating equipment. The new company capitalized at $93.5 million will be established in Shropshire England in August an plans to build a $ 12 million factory officials said. The company will Start operation in july 1992, producing 400,000 units each of air conditioners and heat ing devices the officials said. Nippon Denso will own 75 percent of the new com Pany with the remainder owned by the italian partner. The new company will sell its products to Toyota Honda Fiat and the Rover group the officials said. Vietnamese Leader slaps ban on cigarette imports Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam is Bannin cigarette imports because they Drain foreign currency and Hurt the local Industry the official Vietnam new Agency reported thursday. The order signed aug. 3 by prime minister do muoi bans the import circulation and consumption of foreign made cigarettes starting oct. 1, the Agency said. The report said the unbridled import and circulation of foreign made cigarettes has drained the foreign Exchange Reserve caused serious difficulties for cigarette production in the country and created a habit of consumption not compatible with the general Livin Standard of the  world s biggest Opal Heads for Geneva auction Adelaide Australia a the world s largest Opal weighing 11.62 pounds left Australia on thurs Day to be sold at an auction in Geneva. The Stone called Jupiter 5, and a smaller Opal named persephone were discovered by a mining Syndi Cate at coober Pedy in the lucrative Opal mining area of South Australia state. Syndicate spokesman John Wood tightly gripped Box containing the gems As he boarded a plane for London on thursday. Ill be holding them so close they might Hatch on the Way Wood said jokingly. The opals will be passed to Chris ties auction House at Heathrow Airport in route to Geneva. Wood said Jupiter 5, which is 1.4 inches Long and d4i a Lac has been cognized by the guinness Book of world records As the world s biggest Opal. He said he Hopes the mining Syndicate will receive several million dollars for them at least 33 die in s. African rioting looting Johannesburg. South Africa fall it Viviav  la  no " i tour or in re i. A heavily armed soldiers in armoured cars and police riot squads were restoring order Friday in port Elizabeth after at least 33 people were killed during four Days of rioting and looting. Police commanders said they were regaining control of Black townships around the City on the Southeast coast. Hundreds of South african army soldiers backed by armoured units and helicopters aided police. Police it. Gen. Mulder Van Eyck said Friday that Security forces were in control of much of the area. The police and the army Are now involved. We Are patrolling the areas he told reporters. According to police 33 people were killed in the fighting. Some had been killed by police gunfire but there was no breakdown on How Many police said. Authorities said that about 160 people had Bee arrested for looting arson and other offences. Telephone trash collection mail and All other pub Lic services were still Cut off in the riot hit areas. Muni Cipal employees had been targeted for attack and they along with most other residents stayed Home to protect their houses. The government had appealed to port Elizabeth residents to Stop the unrest. Van Eyck said residents told him the unrest was caused by the High rental of Homes the Lack of proper schools of facilities and the inadequate the riots in the Northern port Elizabeth suburbs of oui Endal Arcadia chatty wind Vogel and Hillside Nfn v " Monda in a dash Between members of apolitical group and police. But police and political organizations in the Cit said criminal gangs and roving mobs of looters took advantage of the unrest and were responsible for Suchot the violence and looting